Facing Rock Wildlife Management Area
Facing Rock–Agnes, Agatha, Jermaine, and Jack Sunset Point, 4 sights
3.8 mi · ▲ 457 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Facing Rock–Agnes, Agatha, Jermaine, and Jack Sunset Point, 4 sights is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Facing Rock Wildlife Management Area near Ludlow Center, MA. The route passes Agnes, Agatha, Jermaine, and Jack Sunset Point before reaching Facing Rock at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It climbs 457 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Facing Rock–Agnes, Agatha, Jermaine, and Jack Sunset Point, 4 sights
3.8 mi · ▲ 457 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Elevation 285–650 ft
Out & Back · Facing Rock Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: Koala · 42.20150, -72.45651
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Koala, heading NW.
- 1.3 miBear left onto Agnes, Agatha, Jermaine, and Jack, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Agnes, Agatha, Jermaine, and Jack Sunset Point.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miPass Facing Rock.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.9 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Koala, heading S.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:41 PM for the 8:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:25 PM — 13 min before dark.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Carwash-Chamois Sunset Point–Inferno, 3 sights 3.4 mi · ▲ 254 ft
- Ludlow Reservoir 3.5 mi · ▲ 301 ft
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